Saiom Shriver

Poems To Fruit Trees Poem by Saiom Shriver

DEW CLEMENT*As the falling dew clementbecame bitter juice of lemonso did the wordsof the Peaceful Masterbecome the swordsof warmonger pastors.One day in a vision..saw the pastorthe same God glowin astras and astorsand then he became themost peacemakingof pulpit pastors.*ALMS*He felt sadthat napalmhad burnedunnumbered Vietnamesepalmsand so he plantedcountless treeswith his own tirelessand loving palms.Their oil is balmTheir leaves their psalms.Their coconutstheir alms.Their presencebrings calm.*DIVINE ALCHEMIST*The omnipotentAlchemisthas fashioned gold fruitfrom sun earth and mist*BAMBOO*The pandas want tosteal his shootsThe flutist wantshis wood for flutesbut bamboo wantsto find new routesto deepen and widenhis lifegiving roots*WHO IS HE? *Who is thiswho is all giving of his food.. with legendary patience.. always an openarmed and allacceptingsanctuary.. granting a space of privacy..like Gandhi constantly weaving yet..ever peaceful and grounding.. who purifies his surroundings... whose tenacity prevents destruction.. he is silent and confers silence.. he is a rainmaker who gives wealth to an ever expandingcircle...he is strikingly beautiful.. creating from out of nothing

He is the centenarian fruit treewho supports bird choirssinging to angelsand himself singswhen moved by the Spirit Wind.

(dedicated to M Mason) *PEAR DEW

How quietly has thedewbecome the juice of pear? *PECAN TREE PEACE*The branches ofthe pecan treedo not fight one another.The branches ofthe 1 human family treewere made the same.(sparked by an OjibwayTribe thought) *REDEMPTION LIMES*How awestrikingHow sublimethat out of muckand mud and dirt and slimeGod makes lemonsand God makes limes.*LITTLE TREE LITTLE TREE*Little Tree Little TreeWe Wonder where you areto thank you for the gold sweet fruityou did weave from distant star.*to Tattva*DATES RAVELED*Oh Untouchable Lighthow far you did travelto become touchable datesin the tree You ravel.

Oh Untouchable Soundhow we marvelthat You touch our earsthrough the notes of Ravel*ACORNUCOPIA*The oak tree has giftedan acornucopia! The cornfields have bequeathed.. a cornucopia! And banana groves.. a bonanzaof bananas! What is Acorn Lib? An Oak! ! ! *A POEM TO POMEGRANATE*Oh sweet rubyseeded pomegranatewith juice, not inner seeds of granite*OUT OF NAUGHT THE TREE OF NUT*Each nightthe Tree of NutOut of Naughtknitsneatnutsfor every Natalieand Newt.. and Nateand Nat and Knute*CLARA T*Oh Clara T... a mind of perfect clarity..heartfont of pouring charity.... as in the woods of Cherokeegrows allfruit giving cherry tree

(to Norman and Ethel Kempels... theirbrothers and sisters.. their parents Clarence and Emma...and their 3 chidlren) God's beloved temples andto Eddie Albert of Arbour Day) *OF HIGHER HUE*All fruits are equal andyet and yetoranges are betterthan cherries.. purple grapessurpass blueberries..for the higher the hueof the jade of the blue.. the higher the frequency.. the more divine we see.*HEROIC ROOTS*The flood preventingwater holding rootshave found a routeto almond tree's heart..and from thence toquicken her fruits*MANGO MANNA*How gentlyand graduallydoes themango treegive her mannato each beingand to all humanity*KUMQUAT CLEPTOCRATS*The tree of kumquatdid reform the cleptocratsThenceforth they plantedthe seedswhen they partookof the fruit.*QUINCE TO PRINCE*Said the tree of quinceto the martial prince

.. only if youwant the fruitshould you plant the seeds*CANDIDATE*Neath a palmdroppingGod's candy datessaid a womancandidly to herdateAl Gorewas our electedcandidate.

*There is no cacophonyas coconuts dropfrom treesand coca beansripen in the sun*TREESON*Heroines shut down thebulldozers of builders and bomberswho rape Mother Earthand her sentient trees...They end the treeson.*JOHNNY APPLESEED*Jonathan Chapman spreadappleseeds fromMassachusetts tohills Appalachian.Because of this hewas giventhe appleseedappellation.Because of Johnny weare now closer to a

whiteblossomed blueskiedand redfruitedapple nation.*MCADAMS*They were of the McAdamsfamily treeand removed earthsuffocatingmacadamto make room for macadamia and macintosh trees*RED RUBIED POMEGRANATE

He hangs juicy red rubies in the halls of the pomegranateand fastens little white bells in the jade pepper's belltowersHe places nuts in the carved caverns of the black walnutand sets a sea of coconut milk (stolen from no mother's calf) inside a husk which can later become a cup.Everywhere His creation is beautiful, simple, of infinite variety, causing great yield and little energy. *

JESUS' FIG TREE

He did belittle you..but soon he'll bebig you..and in the springwith blooms he will wig you..

All fruits are equal andyet and yetoranges are betterthan cherries.. purple grapessurpass blueberries..for the higher the hueof the jade of the blue.. the higher the frequency.. the more divine we see.

HEROIC ROOTS

The flood preventingwater holding rootshave found a routeto almond tree's heart..and from thence toquicken her fruits

MANGO MANNA

How gentlyand graduallydoes themango treegive her mannato each beingand to all humanity

KUMQUAT CLEPTOCRATS

The tree of kumquatdid change cleptocratsThenceforth they plantedthe seedswhen they partookof the fruit.

QUINCE TO PRINCE

Said the tree of quinceto the martial prince

.. only if youwant the fruitshould you plant the seeds

OLIVER STONE

Within the oliveis the pit..an airless stone.. how is itthat the green life candleburns within..its polytongued fireready to burstinto infinite oliveorchards

They were of the McAdamsfamily treeand removed earthsuffocatingmacadamto make room formacadamia trees

RED RUBIED POMEGRANATE

He hangs juicy red rubies in the halls of the pomegranateand fastens little white bells in the jade pepper's belltowersHe places nuts in the carved caverns of the black walnutand sets a sea of coconut milk (stolen from no mother's calf) inside a husk which can later become a cup.Everywhere His creation is beautiful, simple, of infinite variety, causing great yield and little energy.

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http: //frugivoremag.comhttp: //spot.acorn.net/fruitarianhttp: //groups.yahoo.com/group/nomow* Little Tree..is to Tattva* Alms is to David Kidd of Canton who hasorganized the planting of millions of trees* Oliver Stone to courageous Oliver Stone and his movie JFK (Olive oil at $19 a gallon is a good way to make money by reforesting the world, providing habitat, giving healthy food to all)